Middletown extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 12 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-10 in the process. They lost 11-1 to the Colerain Cardinals. That's two games in a row now that the Middies have lost by exactly ten runs.
As for Colerain, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of four runs across that stretch.
For Colerain's part, they got a great performance from Landen Winer as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dario Sanchez Tejada, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those runs were his first of the season. Paxton Behrle was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Middletown and Colerain could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Middies will challenge Oak Hills at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (588 vs. 39). Meanwhile, Colerain (ranked 243rd) will meet Lakota East (ranked 121st) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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